Care Assistant - Relief (Halcon Centre)

Bank job: Yes

Location: Halcon Centre, Taunton

Role type: Physical Disabilities

Pay rate: £12.92 Per Hour

Hours: Relief

Do you like to connect with people, make a difference and do the right thing?

Somerset Care is an award-winning not-for-profit care provider across the South West. When people think about care, they think of the Somerset Care Group

We are proud to state that we are a disability confident employer.

Here at Halcon, we recruit based on values - you do not need to have experience, as we provide all the training required!

Everything we do at Somerset Care is underpinned by our four core values:

• Connecting with people
• Making a difference
• Doing the right thing
• Embracing change

By living these values, we ensure that we keep our commitment to delivering high-quality, tailored care to support and enrich the lives of our customers.

Join our Halcon Team, part of the Somerset Care Group, in Taunton. Our tailored service provides support to people with physical disabilities.

We are looking for someone to join the team as a relief Care Assistant

To apply for this role, you will need to ensure you have:

• Right to work in the UK (unfortunately we are not able to offer sponsorship).
• A big smile and a can do attitude

If you tick these boxes and are looking for a secure part-time job, you've got everything you need to start training as a Care Assistant and start or continue your social care career.

A Care Assistant is such an essential role and involves:

• Care Assistants do more than a job, they change a life. You would be part of a team that provides high quality, person-centred care, tailored to the needs of each individual.
• You'll be working from care plans, supporting with day to day living tasks such as personal care, housekeeping, to emotional support, social interactions or accompanying those we support attend their appointments.
• By joining us as a Care Assistant, you will help support the values of making a difference and doing the right thing, which makes this so much more than a just a job.

As a valued employee, you'll have access to a range of benefits:

• Full company induction, ongoing training to gain Nationally recognised Health and Social Care qualifications plus the opportunity to start an Apprenticeship
• Relief opportunities
• Pay rate of £12.92 per hour
• Enhanced pay for nights, weekends and bank holidays
• Free DBS check & Uniform
• Blue Light Card - provides access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses!
• Access to your earnings before payday via Wagestream
• Full provision of all necessary PPE
• Wellbeing support available, covering a wide range of support services and events.
• Reward and recognition - Bright Sparks, Somerset Care Group Awards, Long Service Awards
• Refer a Friend Bonus - £350 per person you refer (Uncapped and paid on successful appointment)

Somerset Care Limited is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and welcome applications from all individuals. As this position involves "regulated activity" (as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) an Enhanced DBS check will be undertaken.

It's a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Somerset Care is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults and children at risk.

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